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The Indiana Union Construction Industry is the largest trainer and supplier of skilled workers in the construction industry in Indiana.
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The Indiana Union Construction Industry has almost 8,000 apprentices enrolled in training in Indiana alone.
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First-year union apprentices earn approximately the same amount most state college students pay for a year's tuition.
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Union apprentices are offered the opportunity to earn an associate degree upon completion of an apprenticeship program.
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Since 1997, more than 2,500 apprentices have earned as associate degree as a result of the Ivy Tech community college Building Trades Apprenticeship Program.
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Union apprenticeship programs were established in Indiana in the 1940s.
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In the union construction industry, journeymen status reflects the completion of a three to five year apprenticeship program.
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Department of Labor records from 36 states show that union programs have enrolled 72 percent of construction apprentices since 1989.
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Union programs have also enrolled almost three times as many minorities and four times as many women as non-union apprenticeship programs.
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Union apprentices receive 1,700 to 2,000 hours of on-the-job education each year.
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Union apprentices receive a minimum of 216 hours of classroom instruction each year.
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The Indiana Union Construction Industry established the Indiana Plan, the oldest pre-apprenticeship minority outreach program in the construction industry in the state of Indiana.
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The Indiana Union Construction Industry was the first to partner with the state to implement the Helmets to Hardhats program, which offers returning veterans career opportunities in the construction trades.
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Veterans make up 6.8 percent of union apprenticeship programs in Indiana.
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In 2005, minorities comprised 26 percent of all new trainees, pre-apprentices and apprentices in the union construction industry in Central Indiana.
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There are nearly 4,000 union contractors in the Indiana Union Construction Industry.
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Union contractors make a conscious decision to use union labor. As business minded individuals, they know training is what determines productivity on a project.
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Studies found a union workforce to be 17 percent more productive than a non-union workforce. Good labor productivity not only reduces project costs, but also improves the project's schedule and quality.
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Union contractors, in partnership with the building trades unions, spent approximately $25 million in apprenticeship training in 2004.
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Union contractors provide health insurance for their workers and their dependent families.
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Union contractors provide pension programs that enable their workers to avoid becoming dependent on the state of Indiana as they age.
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Union contractors serve the state of Indiana as a strong community partner by contributing their time and resources to community efforts such as the Governor's Residence Foundation and Rebuilding Together Indianapolis.
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The Indianapolis skyline has been constructed by union contractors. The Home of the Pacers, Home of the Colts and Home of the Indians were all built using union construction.
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There are 14 building and construction trade unions in Indiana.
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Many of the construction unions in Indiana are more than 100 years old.
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Union representatives have a true partnership with contractors in Indiana. They jointly manage apprenticeship programs, pension trusts and industry standards.
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Construction unions, in partnership with union contractors, have established an industry-wide drug testing program called the Indiana Union Construction Substance Abuse Trust.
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Union members volunteer for a variety of community organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together Indianapolis and Big Brother and Big Sisters.
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Indianapolis has become one of the nation's fastest growing markets for nonresidential construction.
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There is a contractor to meet the needs of every customer. No job is too small, no job is too large.
