United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Lobbying groupUSverified
Identifiers
- website
- https://www.carpenters.org/
- org kind
- union
What this organization says it wants
We hold no stated position for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. That is our gap, not its silence — we read positions out of federal lobbying filings and state committee witness lists, and this organization has not been matched to either yet.
The positions, and the documents they come from
Every position below links to the record it was read from. We do not store one without a link — a claim you cannot check is the thing this list exists to prevent.
What it says on the issues
Statements that name no bill. Each was placed on one of our lines by reading the quote, and kept only where our quiz questions on that line, answered from the same quote, lean the same way. Each counts like one answer to a quiz question.
Economic Coordinationstate / common ownership, redistribution
“Protections like Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage laws that keep bottom-dollar contractors from producing unsafe public buildings without producing any economic benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Macroeconomicsmore policy activity in Macroeconomics
“Funding for sensible programs that create decent jobs and stimulate the economy–like infrastructure, schools, and more.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“That's why the UBC is committed to providing legislators and agency leaders with the research, resources, and professional assistance needed to identify and crack down on construction industry tax fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“Right-to-work is the misleading legislation that gave the upper hand to corporations when negotiating labor contracts, effectively lowering the earning potential of skilled carpenters and union members.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“Unfair trade agreements that rob American workers of decent jobs and damage our long-term economic security.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“Protections like Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage laws that keep bottom-dollar contractors from producing unsafe public buildings without producing any economic benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labormore policy activity in Labor
“They are designed to weaken unions, shrink the unionized percentage of the construction market (our market share), and put downward pressure on our wages and benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Educationmore policy activity in Education
“Funding for sensible programs that create decent jobs and stimulate the economy–like infrastructure, schools, and more.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Transportationmore policy activity in Transportation
“Funding for sensible programs that create decent jobs and stimulate the economy–like infrastructure, schools, and more.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Macroeconomics: Tax Codemore policy activity in Macroeconomics: Tax Code
“That's why the UBC is committed to providing legislators and agency leaders with the research, resources, and professional assistance needed to identify and crack down on construction industry tax fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labor: Worker Safetymore policy activity in Labor: Worker Safety
“Protections like Davis-Bacon prevailing-wage laws that keep bottom-dollar contractors from producing unsafe public buildings without producing any economic benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labor: Worker Safetymore policy activity in Labor: Worker Safety
“In states that have already passed the right-to-work legislation, UBC members and political directors are fighting for prevailing wage laws, which keeps pay fair and work safe.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labor: Labor Unionsmore policy activity in Labor: Labor Unions
“Right-to-work is the misleading legislation that gave the upper hand to corporations when negotiating labor contracts, effectively lowering the earning potential of skilled carpenters and union members.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labor: Labor Unionsmore policy activity in Labor: Labor Unions
“They are designed to weaken unions, shrink the unionized percentage of the construction market (our market share), and put downward pressure on our wages and benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Labor: Fair Labor Standardsmore policy activity in Labor: Fair Labor Standards
“In states that have already passed the right-to-work legislation, UBC members and political directors are fighting for prevailing wage laws, which keeps pay fair and work safe.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Law & Crime: White Collar Crimemore policy activity in Law & Crime: White Collar Crime
“That's why the UBC is committed to providing legislators and agency leaders with the research, resources, and professional assistance needed to identify and crack down on construction industry tax fraud.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Unionsstronger unions, faster first contracts
“Right-to-work is the misleading legislation that gave the upper hand to corporations when negotiating labor contracts, effectively lowering the earning potential of skilled carpenters and union members.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
Unionsstronger unions, faster first contracts
“They are designed to weaken unions, shrink the unionized percentage of the construction market (our market share), and put downward pressure on our wages and benefits.”
Published by the organizationOpen the record
4 more readings were held back because the quiz questions on that line did not agree with them, or could not be answered from the quote.
What we don't have on this organization
No politicians linked
We have no contribution from this organization to any candidate on file yet. The contribution walk is still running, so this may be a gap in our ingestion rather than in its giving.
No committee totals
This committee’s own receipts and disbursements — its totals as filed — are not ingested. What we hold about its money is the contributions we have matched to named candidates.