INDUSTRIES

A strong workforce is the foundation of our economy and the nation itself. The IUJAT’s Local Unions represent members in a wide range of industries and occupations, and this broad distribution across industries and our comprehensive philosophy keeps our approach to organizing, negotiation, and representation fresh, focused, and flexible.

We are successful because we understand the changing needs of businesses and workers in the modern marketplace. We have the experience to provide innovative representation that is up to the challenges of a diversified and rapidly evolving economy.

Businesses depend on their workers in order to thrive and remain competitive, while workers depend upon their employer remaining viable and profitable. With the IUJAT, workers and employers both enjoy labor peace. Our members work under contracts that set the bar in their industries. They receive fair wages, enjoy security on the job, receive excellent benefit packages, and have experienced, professional representation.

The IUJAT represents workers in many diverse service-related industries. We understand the needs of our nation's indispensable service workers and have experience in negotiating first-rate contracts in the industry. Our members' rights are guaranteed, and as members of the IUJAT, they receive some of the best representation and benefits available.

AUTOMOTIVE

The IUJAT has been representing auto technicians for over 60 years and understands the automotive business along with the challenges and opportunities it presents. Our organization represents more automotive workers in the tri-state area than all of our competitors combined, and we are proud to have a reputation for negotiating fair contracts. The IUJAT values productivity and strives to keep labor disputes at bay. Productivity is high among workers who are treated fairly, and as a result, profits are also high among these employers.

Cannabis

As the cannabis industry grows rapidly with many states legalizing cannabis, the IUJAT also adapts to what the workers of today need the most. That’s why the IUJAT created the Cannabis Engineers, Extractors, and Distributors (CEED) union, the only labor union that solely represents cannabis workers. The IUJAT aims to represent any and all cannabis workers, such as bud tenders, cultivators, engineers, and more. With the IUJAT and CEED, cannabis workers enjoy better benefits, better job security, and a better life.

Construction

The IUJAT’s construction division has grown rapidly in recent years, providing a cost-effective, high-quality workforce capable of completing jobs on time and on budget. Our signatory contractors do their own hiring and our apprentices and journeymen have full-time, year-round employment with the same employers. With the IUJAT, there are no hiring halls, furloughs, or other antiquated and costly work rules. Our members enjoy steady employment, first-rate representation, fair wages, and access to excellent benefits.

We represent workers in construction industry jobs, such as:
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  • Mechanical trades
  • Electrical trades
  • Concrete drivers
  • Construction workers
  • Excavators
  • Operating engineers
  • Full- and part-time laborers
  • Truck and heavy machinery mechanics
  • Surveyors
  • Equipment operators
  • Truck drivers
  • Working foremen

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In addition to representing a wide variety of workers in the construction industry, the United Service Workers Union (USWU), an affiliate of the IUJAT, created the Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund (JATF) to address the need for skilled mechanical trades professionals. These professionals are provided with the critical training necessary for success. The JATF offers a state-of-the-art apprenticeship program, ensuring that the next generation of tradespeople can learn from the industry's best. The program includes five New York State-approved apprenticeship programs for:

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  • Steam fitting
  • Pipe fitting
  • Fire sprinkler fitting
  • Plumbing
  • Sheet metal working
  • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Energy

The IUJAT’s Energy Division has evolved from one of our oldest jurisdictions: home heating oil delivery and service. Within this dynamic industry today, our members in home heating oil, gasoline, propane delivery, green energy, and commercial and residential boiler service work under contracts that set the standard in their fields and benefit from a union with superior experience and knowledge in their industry.

HOME HEALTHCARE

Home healthcare workers are historically one of the most underrepresented and underpaid groups in today’s labor force despite being considered essential workers. The IUJAT recognized the need for these frontline workers to be strongly represented and advocated for, which is why they created the Home Healthcare Workers of America (HHWA). With over 40,000 members primarily consisting of women of color, HHWA is one of the fastest growing unions in the nation. HHWA helps its members secure higher wages and better workplace conditions through union contracts as well as through its lobbying efforts on the state and local levels so that home healthcare workers receive the pay they deserve.

Public Sector

The IUJAT represents thousands of public sector workers throughout the tri-state area. Our Local Unions are committed to providing our dedicated public servants with professional, on-site representation, superior negotiations, and adherence to democratic principles which ensure the integrity of the union for the benefit of our members, their families, and our communities.

Transportation

The IUJAT and its affiliates are on an industry-wide campaign to promote dignity and respect for workers in the transportation industry. We represent workers at several larger transportation companies across the nation. While working under contracts that protect their rights, seniority and job security, and guaranteed annual pay raises, our members earn more per hour, plus benefits, than many of their peers.