UNION TRAINING IS THE DIFFERENCE!
The union electrical construction industry offers real advantages to project owners, electrical contractors and member electricians that can only come with a highly skilled, well-trained union labor workforce – provided locally by the Charlotte C.E.J.A.T.C.
National Electrical J.A.T.C.
Together through the National Electrical Joint Electrical and Apprenticeship Training Committee, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the National Electrical Contractors Association sponsor the largest, most comprehensive electrical training programs available in the country – an advantage that only the union electrical industry can offer its electricians and contractors and their customers.
The N.J.A.T.C. provides the highest-quality training to anyone interested in a career within the electrical industry, while also providing continuing education training to keep the journeyman-level workforce as current and up-to-date as possible in the newest technologies.
I.B.E.W. Local 379 members represent the very best electricians in the world – because they receive the very best training in the world through the C.E.J.A.T.C., which enables them to get the wages and benefits they deserve. Being the top electricians in the industry, Local 379 members are treated as such by their employers.
As union members, they receive some of the best wages and most comprehensive benefits in the industry … in fact, union workers like the member electricians of Local 379 also are more likely than their non-union counterparts to receive higher wages and benefits such as healthcare and pensions, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The I.B.E.W. Local 379 union workforce provides its signatory contractors with significant advantages that save the contractors money – such as having access to the region’s top electricians who take pride in their craftsmanship, expanded bid opportunities and greater hiring flexibility while reducing human-resources management costs.
Signatory union contractors have access to a large pool of highly trained union construction professionals who are recruited and trained to be quality construction workers by the C.E.J.A.T.C. By acquiring and training the best and brightest construction-trades people available, unions provide contractors with a workforce that is second to none at tremendous cost savings.
I.B.E.W. Local 379 and its signatory electrical contractors furnish thoroughly trained electricians and technicians to any construction project, so owners receive world-class electrical maintenance and installation services every time – so projects are completed on time and on budget.
In fact, according to The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), union construction work sites are 17% more productive than non-union sites.