Who We Are:
The RIBCTC represents undeniable integrity in construction.
The 16 affiliated unions that comprise our organization represent proud union craftsmen and women who are highly skilled and well trained. We take pride in our work, contribute to our communities and our neighborhoods. We are committed to producing superior quality construction projects on-time and on-budget.
Michael F. Sabitoni
PRESIDENT
410 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
401-331-9682 Office
401-861-1480 Fax
Scott Duhamel
SECRETARY-TREASURER
William Beaudry
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
150 Midway Road, Suite 1 . Cranston, RI 02920-5743
401-946-9940 Office
401-946-5060 Fax
David Langlais
VICE PRESIDENT
What We Do:
A trade union is an organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions. By speaking up together we accomplish more. Union members work together to negotiate and enforce a contract with management that guarantees the things you care about like decent raises, affordable health care, job security, training opportunities and safe working conditions. Our Council works together on issues that affect our industry and the trades men and women who work in construction.
Our Affiliated Unions
210 Bodwell Street
Avon, MA 02322
617-328-8400 Office
617-328-7582 Fax
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (Boilermakers) Local #29
Charles Hancock
Business Manager: Charles Hancock / chuckh@bmlocal29.org
Assistant Business Managers: Mr. Scott T. Burke / scottb@bmlocal29.org
Michael J. Hancock / mikeh@bmlocal29.org
The Boilermakers are a diverse union of workers in construction, maintenance, manufacturing, professional emergency medical services, repair and related industries. Boilermakers build and repair ships, fishing boats, ferries, barges, cranes, boilers, tanks, pressure vessels, plate and structural fabrications among other things. These skilled workers often use acetylene torches, power grinders and other equipment for welding, burning, cutting, rigging, layout and bolting. It’s hard work, and heavy lifting and dedication to the craft is required.
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Local Union #29 / www.bmlocal29.org
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers / www.boilermakers.org
150 Midway Road, Suite 153
Cranston, RI 02920-5743
401-946-9940 Office
401-946-5060 Fax
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Local Union #3
Richard Pacheco
Business Manager: Richard Pacheco / Bac1ri@verizon.net
Field Representative: William E. Beaudry, III / Back1ri@verizon.net
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) represents all skilled trowel trades workers, including bricklayers, tile setters, plasterers, cement masons, marble masons, restoration workers, and terrazzo and mosaic workers. Their work can be seen on many buildings, homes, stadiums, monuments and landmarks throughout the United States and Canada. BAC craftworkers routinely demonstrate their talents at trade shows, union industries shows and apprentice contests.
Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local Union #3 (MA ME NH RI) / www.bacweb.org
1 ACORN STREET
PROVIDENCE, RI 02903
401-919-5919 PHONE
INFO@BFRI.ORG EMAIL
Building Futures
Andrew Cortés Executive Director / acortes@bfri.org
Debra Medeiros Deputy Director / dmedeiros@bfri.org
Ian Chase Career & Training Director / ichase@bfri.org
Building Futures meets employer and industry need for skilled workers through the Registered Apprenticeship system while creating family-sustaining career opportunities for low-income diverse residents of Rhode Island. At Building Futures, we connect women and men, ages 18-35, to careers in the building and construction trades. Program participants earn industry standard certifications, including OSHA 10, CPR, First Aid, Aerial Lift, and can choose to earn American Welding Certifications. Graduates also learn the skills necessary to succeed on the job as an apprentice in any trade. With nearly 300 graduates working in 12 trades, Building Futures is a proud partner of the RI Building & Construction Trades Council.
Building Futures / www.bfri.org
410 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
401-331-9682 Office
401-861-1480 Fax
Laborers’ International Union of North America Construction and General Laborers’ Local Union #271
Michael F. Sabitoni
Business Manager: Michael F. Sabitoni / msabitoni@local271.org
Secretary-Treasurer: Donato “Dan” A. Bianco Jr / dbianco@neliuna.org
Field Representatives: Joseph Vitullo, Jr. / jvitullo@local271.org
Frederick Pilkington / fpilkington@local271.org
Donato “Dan” A. Bianco Jr.
Laborers’ International Union of North America Construction Craft Laborers build essential infrastructure such as roads, bridges and tunnels. In addition, they construct industrial, commercial, and residential buildings. Laborers have historically been involved in the construction and maintenance of natural gas, fossil fuel, and nuclear power plants. Laborers are at the forefront of sustainable energy projects such as solar and wind farms, as well as geothermal heating and cooling systems. They also perform environmental remediation work and other tasks including underground utility work, concrete placement, site preparation, demolition, and clean-up activities. They also must be proficient in the operation of a wide variety of pneumatic tools.
Construction and General Laborers’ Local Union #271 / www.laborerslocal271.org
Laborers’ International Union of North America / www.liuna.org
1661 Worcester Road, Suite 302
Framingham, MA 01701
617-254-2400 Office
508-283-5555 Office
Eastern Millwright Local Union #1121
Executive Secretary Treasurer: Robert Louier/ rloubier@easternmillwrights.com
Regional Director: Darrin Daniels/ ddaniels@easternmillwrights.com
Council Representative/Dispatcher: Timothy Moriarty/ tmoriarty@easternmillwrights.com
Council Representative: Matt Polansky/ mpolansky@easternmillwrights.com
Millwrights install, maintain, diagnose, and repair equipment such as compressors, pumps, conveyors, gas and steam turbines, monorails, and extruders. They can be found performing mission-critical work at coal, gas, nuclear, and alternative-energy power plants. Their skills are also vital in industries as diverse as automotive, aerospace, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. Precision is a critical skill for millwrights, who sometimes work with specifications requiring tolerances to a thousandth of an inch. Ongoing training and skill-enhancement classes ensure members are experts in the use of tools and instruments.
Eastern Millwright Local Union #1121 / www.easternmillwrights.com/RegionNewEngland.xml
Millwrights / www.ubcmillwrights.org
22 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI 02921
401-946-9900 Office
401-946-9907 Fax
www.IBEW99.org
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #99
Joe Walsh
Business Manager/Financial Secretary: Mr. Joe Walsh / jwalsh@ibew99.org
Organizer: Alvin Reyes / areyes@ibew99.org
Assistant Business Manager: Wayne Tait / wtait@ibew99.org
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) represents workers in the electrical industry including construction, gas and electric utilities, telecommunications, railroads and government agencies. Construction and residential electricians work in all phases of the electrical construction and service industry. Their worksites range from single-family residences to state-of-the-art industrial plants. Inside wire workers may install and maintain conduits, switches, converters, wire lighting, and complex systems incorporating computerization and high technology. Electricians work in the electric sign industry and increasingly perform work in the installation of fiber optics and voice/data/video equipment
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union #99 / www.Ibewlocal99.org
International brotherhood of electrical workers / www.ibew.org.
14 Jefferson Park Road
Warwick, RI 02888
401-467-7070 Office
401-467-6838 Fax
Carpenters Union Local 330
Michael Holmes
Regional Business Manager: Dennis Lassiege / dlassige@nasrcc.org
Business Representative: Michael Holmes / mholmes@nasrcc.org
Business Representative: Derek A. Adamiec / dadamiec@nasrcc.org
Lead Organizer: Ernie Belo / ebelo@narcc.org
Researcher: Ben Branchaud / bbranchaud@nasrcc.org
General carpenters provide the crucial foundation for concrete, exteriors, roofs, infrastructure, and scaffolding while also crafting fine trim and finish work. These professionals work with a variety of materials in every kind of structure; they are responsible for bringing blueprints to life. UBC carpenters are skilled in laying out, measuring, cutting, erecting, and joining materials together. They are highly trained to work quickly, accurately, and safely, while delivering the quality of work contractors and their customers have come to expect.
RI Carpenters Union Local 94 / www.local94ri.com
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America / www.carpenters.org
PO Box 8489
warwick, ri 02888
401-213-4247 Office
401-213-4247 Fax
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local Union #39
Business Manager: Al Noons / Iueclocal39@gmail.com
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) represent the most qualified and trained elevator constructors in the world. Members assemble, install and replace elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walkways and similar equipment in new and old buildings. Elevator constructors also maintain and repair this equipment and modernize older equipment.
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local Union #39 /www.iuec.org
303 Freeport Street
Boston, MA 02122-3513
617-436-4666 Office
617-265-9887 Fax
International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union Local #6
Jim R. Lister
Business Manager: Jim Lister / jimlister@insulators6.org
Business Agent: Jeffrey Saliba / jeffsaliba6@insulators6.org
Organizer: Thomas Wall / tomwall@insulators6.org
Thomas Wall
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (Insulators) members apply insulation to pipes, tanks, boilers, ducts, refrigeration equipment and other surfaces requiring thermal control of temperatures. The responsibilities of these mechanics, improvers and apprentices also include the manufacture, fabrication, assembling, molding, erection, spraying, pouring, mixing, hanging, preparation, application, adjusting, alteration, repairing, dismantling, reconditioning, corrosive control, testing and maintenance of heat or frost insulation. Workers also handle insulation materials made of fiberglass, rubber, calcium silicate and urethane. Asbestos workers do removal of asbestos containing material.
International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union Local #6 / www.insulators6.org
International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers / www.insulators.org
845 Waterman Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
401-438-1111 Office
401-438-6965 Fax
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local #37
David M. Langlois
Business Manager/FST: David M. Langlois / david@iwlocal37.com
Business Agent/Organizer: Mickey Larose / mickey@iwlocal37.com
President: Matt Jackson / matt@iwlocal37.com
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW) members assemble and erect steel framework and other metal parts in buildings and on bridges, dams, skyscrapers, factories and other steel structures. They raise, place and join steel griders and columns to form structural frameworks, including the welding for metal decking.
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers Union Local #37 / http://www.ironworkers.org/
1808 Elmwood Avenue
Warwick, RI 02888
401-467-7010 Office
401-466-7075 Fax
www.IUPAT.org
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 11, Painters Local Union #195 & Glaziers Local Union #1333
Scott Duhamel
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 11, Painters Local Union #195
Business Manager: Jason Wethman (located at CT office) / jwerthman@iupatdc11.com
Business Representative: Justin Kelley / jkelley@iupatdcll.com
Justin Kelley
Assistant to the General President International Union of Painters & Allied Trades: Scott Duhamel / sduhamel@iupat.org
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 11, Glaziers Local Union #1333
Business Manager: Jason Werthman (located at CT Office) / dcieri@iupatdc11.com
Business Representative: Joe Fazzino / jfazzino@iupatdc11.com
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) members work in one or more of several crafts: painting, wallpaper hanging, glazing (glass work), drywall and taping, floor covering, and sign and display work. Painters and paperhangers work in industrial, commercial and residential settings, from bridges and ships to interior walls of office buildings and homes. Drywall finishers tape, fill in and smooth seams in sheets of drywall. Glaziers prepare and install various kinds of glass, mirrors, metal framing and doors/entrances to buildings. Floor coverers work with resilient floors, as well as carpet and decorative coverings. Members also perform exterior sign and display work, like standard billboards and lighted billboards. Other types of work are convention display and show decorators.
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 11, Painters Local Union #195 Glaziers Local Union #1333 / www.iupatdc11.org
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades / www.iupat.org
22 Amflex Drive
Cranston, RI 02921
401-943-1185 Office
401-943-1894 Fax
Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ Local Union #40
David Gentile III
International Representative: Scott Ruane / sruane@opcmia.org
Business Manager/Financial Secretary: David Gentille III / dgentille@noedc.org
Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association (OPCMIA) members represent skilled plasterers, cement masons, shophands and associated members. Plasterers finish interior walls and ceilings of buildings, apply plaster on masonry, metal, wirelath or gypsum. Bridges, canals, dams, reservoirs, roads and many other engineering feats would be impossible without the skills of OPCMIA cement masons. Cement masons are responsible for all concrete construction, including pouring and finishing of slabs, steps, wall tops, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, paving and other concrete construction.
Plasters’ & Cement Masons’ Local Union #40 Operative Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ International Association / www.opcmia.org
11 Hemingway Drive
East Providence, RI 02915
401-943-3033 Office
401-943-8027 Fax
Plumbers, Pipe Fitters, Refrigeration Local Union #51
Paul Alvarez
Business Manager: Paul Alvarez / palvarez@ualocal51.com
Assistant BM: John McMullen / jmcmullen@ualocal51.com
Business Agent: Ben Bryand / bbryand@ualocal51.com
Business Agent/Organizer: William DeMello / bdemello@ualocal51.com
United Association – Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and Service Techs (UA) is a multicraft union representing plumbers and pipe, sprinkler and refrigerator fitters, and service technicians. These jobs require the installation, remodeling or maintenance of systems that carry water, steam, air and other liquids or gases necessary for sanitation, industrial production, heating and air conditioning, and many other uses. Workers measure, cut and bend pipe, weld, braze, caulk, solder, glue or thread joints at residential and commercial job sites.
Plumbers, Pipeftters, Refrigeration Local Union #51 / www.ualocal51.com
53 Evans Drive
PO Box 9106
Stoughton, MA 02072
781-341-9192 Office
781-341-9195 Fax
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers Local Union #33
Business Manager/Financial Secretary: Paul Bickford
Business Agent: Brian Brousseau / brian@rul33.com
Business Agent: Tony DeMelo / tony@rul33.com
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Worker (Union Roofers) members install new roofs and remove old roofs using a variety of materials. Roofers install hot built-up and single-ply roofing systems on mostly commercial/industrial structures. Waterproofers install moisture-resistant products on below-grade structures and other surfaces to prevent water intrusion into buildings. The work is performed in all weather conditions. Members also operate a variety of mechanical and electrical equipment associated with the installation of roofing and waterproofing products.
United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders and Service Techs / www.ua.org
Roofers & Waterproofers Local Union #33 / www.rul33.com
United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers / www.unionroofers.com
22 Amflex Drive
cranston, ri 02921
401-831-7150 Office
401-831-7152 Fax
Sheet Metal Workers RI Local Union #17
Pat Donlan
Business Manager: Bob Butler / bbutler@smw17boston.org
Business Agent: Pat Donlan / pdonlan@smart-nerc.org
Labor Management Representative: John Cody / jcody@smw17boston.org
Organizer: Steve Kovatsi / skovatsi@smw17boston.org
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) members work in several industries. Sheet metal workers fabricate, install and service heating, venting and air conditioning systems; blowpipe and industrial systems; metal roofing; coping and flashing; and stainless steel work for restaurants, kitchens and hospitals. They prepare shop and field drawings manually and with computer-aided design.
Sheet Metal Workers RI Local Union #17 / www.smw17.org
International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers / www.smart-union.org
7050 Oakland Mills Road
Suite 2000
Columbia, Maryland
410-381-43600 Office
301-621-8045 Fax
PO Box 48, Lebanon, CT 06249
860-468-0444 Office
Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices of Connecticut, Rhode Island & Western Massachusetts, Local Union #669 U.A.
Business Representative: Dave DeRoehn / daved41669@gmail.com
Organizer: Brian Finn / Finn669@gmail.com
A sprinkler fitter is responsible for installing testing, inspecting, and certifying of automatic fire suppression systems including pipe systems and valves in all types of structures. Sprinkler fitters work with a variety of pipe and tubing materials including several types of plastic, copper, steel, cast iron, and ductile iron. They cut, thread, assemble, and bond pipes and tubes according to equipment specifications.
Sprinkler Fitters and Apprentices of Connecticut, Rhode Island & Western Massachusetts, Local Union #669 U.A. / www.sprinklerfitters669.org
United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Welders and Service Techs / www.ua.org