Building and Construction Trades Department. Afl-Cio

america's building and construction trades unions represent the most highly skilled craftspeople in the construction industry. they provide unparalleled training, health and retirement benefits; advocate for all workers in the construction industry; shape public policy to promote safety, training, infrastructure investment, clean energy programs, and a resurgent american manufacturing base. the 13 unions that make up the building and construction trades department are the international brotherhood of electrical workers; the united association of plumbers, pipefitters, sprinklerfitters and service technicians; the international association of heat and frost insulators; the international brotherhood of boilermakers, the laborers international union; the bricklayers and allied craftworkers; the painters and allied trades; the operative plasterers and cement masons, the elevator constructors, the sheet metal workers international association; the united union of roofers; the international