NorthEast Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council

NorthEast Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council We build quality communities in Northeastern Wisconsin through our trades council.

The NorthEast Wisconsin Building & Construction Trades Council shall be dedicated to the improvement of wages and fringe benefit packages, which reduces employee turnover and sustains a quality family life; the advancement of apprenticeship, training, and journeyworker upgrade programs which benefit not only our members but also our contractors and their customers; securing a safe and healthy work

environment so all construction workers can return safely to their families; to provide quality and value in every construction project to our contractors and their customers; and to build quality communities through individual and Council involvement in area school and community functions and activities which further advance the positive character of the Council.

You will have gloves on in the first ten minutes.The Construction Trades Career Fair is not a table of pamphlets. It is ...
09/04/2026

You will have gloves on in the first ten minutes.

The Construction Trades Career Fair is not a table of pamphlets. It is welding, masonry, framing, pipefitting, electrical, ironwork, sheet metal and heavy equipment, run by journeymen and apprentices from the locals.

Then ask the question that matters: what does it pay, and when can I start.

Wednesday, October 14. Resch Center, Green Bay. Free for high school students.

Wisconsin wrote the first apprenticeship law in America. In 1911.Every registered apprenticeship in the country traces b...
09/03/2026

Wisconsin wrote the first apprenticeship law in America. In 1911.

Every registered apprenticeship in the country traces back to an idea that started here, and 115 years later this state is still setting records: 18,524 registered apprentices, a fourth straight record, and 11,344 high schoolers already in youth apprenticeship.

There is room on the roster. You can start the same way on October 14.

Mark it now: Wednesday, October 14, 2026.The 9th Annual Construction Trades Career Fair is at the Resch Center in Green ...
09/02/2026

Mark it now: Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

The 9th Annual Construction Trades Career Fair is at the Resch Center in Green Bay, and it is free for high school students. Hands on stations, real tools, and the people who actually do the work.

If you picture some breakers and few wires when you hear “electrician,” zoom out.Union electrical work can include power...
09/01/2026

If you picture some breakers and few wires when you hear “electrician,” zoom out.

Union electrical work can include power, controls, lighting and building systems across commercial and industrial environments. This 2025 Career Day photo shows exhibit branding from IBEW Local 577 and IBEW Local 388; NEWBT’s current electrical listing also includes IBEW Locals 158 and 494.

Jurisdiction, training and application steps vary by local union and apprenticeship program. Use the directory to identify the local serving your county, then ask that local or its program sponsor for current requirements.

Explore NEWBT’s apprenticeship contacts at newbt.org/apprenticeships.



Build a career that pays you to learn.The union building trades are looking for the next generation of people ready to w...
08/31/2026

Build a career that pays you to learn.

The union building trades are looking for the next generation of people ready to work, learn, and build something real. Through a Registered Apprenticeship, you get paid on the job, complete related instruction, and move through scheduled wage increases as your skills grow.

You learn from experienced journeyworkers and work toward a career with strong wages and benefits. If you want hands-on work with a clear path forward, this could be your career.

Find the NEWBT-affiliated union serving your area at newbt.org/affiliates.

From the archive: a 1938 charter for the Building and Construction Trades Council of Green Bay, Wisconsin.Dated August 2...
08/28/2026

From the archive: a 1938 charter for the Building and Construction Trades Council of Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Dated August 23, 1938, the charter was granted by the Building and Construction Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor. It authorized a local Building and Construction Trades Council with jurisdiction in the City of Green Bay and the surrounding vicinity.

The document placed the Council under the Department’s constitution, laws, rules and regulations while recognizing its rights, privileges and autonomy. Complete with signatures and an official seal, it offers a tangible look at Green Bay’s building trades history.

Have a historic union photograph, document or story from our region? Send it our way.

All or part of 29 counties. One connected region.NEWBT's published geographic region covers all or part of 29 counties a...
08/28/2026

All or part of 29 counties. One connected region.

NEWBT's published geographic region covers all or part of 29 counties across northeast Wisconsin, including northeast portions of Clark and Taylor counties. That footprint supports regional relationships among affiliated unions, apprenticeship and training programs, contractors, schools and community partners.

Local-union jurisdiction can vary by county and union craft.

See the full region at newbt.org/fact-sheet, then use newbt.org/affiliates to identify the exact local serving a location.



See the complete geographic region at newbt.org/fact-sheet.

10,000+ trade members. 16 local union affiliations. One regional Council.Across all or part of 29 counties, NEWBT brings...
08/27/2026

10,000+ trade members. 16 local union affiliations. One regional Council.

Across all or part of 29 counties, NEWBT brings together affiliated unions, apprenticeship and training programs, affiliated signatory contractors, schools and community partners. NEWBT is here to by supporting apprenticeship, journeyworker skill upgrades, safe work and strong northeast Wisconsin communities.

Painters: District Council No. 7 — Locals 781, 802 & 1204
Teamsters: Locals 200 & 662
Sprinkler Fitters: Local 669
Carpenters & Joiners: Locals 310, 731, 804, 955 & 1146; Millwrights Local 1056
Boilermakers: Local 107
Roofers: Local 96
Sheet Metal Workers: Local 18
Electrical Workers: Locals 158, 388, 494 & 577
Heat & Frost Insulators: Local 127
Operating Engineers: Local 139
Plasterers & Cement Masons: Local 599
Plumbers & Steam Fitters: Locals 400 & 434
Elevator Constructors: Local 15
Laborers: Locals 268 & 330
Iron Workers: Locals 8 & 383
Bricklayers: Locals 3, 6, 9 & 11

Learn more at newbt.org.

08/18/2026

Applicants of all electrical skill-levels are encouraged to attend our upcoming Job Fair on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, from 2:30-6:30PM at the Washington County Fair Park, West Bend Insurance Pavilion, 3000 Highway PV, West Bend WI 53095.

Address

2828 N Ballard Road
Appleton, WI
54911

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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(920) 733-3136

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