National Management Affiliations
IWEA is affiliated with national organizations such as IMPACT, NMAPC, NSC and TAUC. These affiliations provide additional education, industry expertise and networking opportunities for our members.
Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) is of North America is funded in equal parts by the contributions of its iron worker labor and management members who have elected to include IMPACT in their collective bargaining agreements.
Through IWEA’s affiliation with Iron Workers Local Union No. 3, we are a participant of the Great Lakes Regional Advisory Board (RAB). The RAB focuses on establishing forums to help support and foster regional labor management initiatives, evaluate new and existing IMPACT programs, and address the local issues that challenge ironworkers and their contractors daily. Each RAB is guided by an Executive Committee comprised of an equal number of ironworker and contractor representatives.
The National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) negotiates and administers the National Maintenance Agreements, a series of collective bargaining agreements utilized by more than 1,800 industrial contractor companies who employ members of fourteen building trades international unions. The NMA program is administered under a system of tripartite governance and cooperation, with owners, contractors and building trades craft workers sharing equally in the responsibilities and rewards generated by the program.
The National Safety Council (NSC) is a mission-based organization focused on eliminating the leading cause of preventable death and injury. NSC’s efforts and thought leadership center on impacting safety through two strategic pillars – workplace and roadway – until the data tells otherwise.
NSC starts in the workplace, giving companies resources workers can use around risks they are facing. NSC helps employers create a culture of safety that will make people safer — from the workplace to anyplace. NSC embarked on its next chapter of safety leadership with the acquisition of ORC HSE Strategies in 2020. Employers benefit from both organizations’ world-class thought leadership, dynamic on-the-ground workplace safety consulting services, and membership in NSC Networks.
The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) is the premier national trade association for the union construction industry, representing thousands of contractor companies that utilize union labor for their projects, as well as local contractor associations and vendors in the industrial maintenance and construction fields. TAUC’s mission is to act as an advocate for union contractors and enhance cooperation between the tripartite involved in the successful completion of construction projects: the union, the contractor, and the owner-client.
As a Local Employer Organization (LEO) member of TAUC, IWEA gains from the shared knowledge of other LEO members across the country – many of which represent ironworker contractors. This group meets at least three times annually to collaboratively push the industry forward as well as update each other on the latest trends, wage settlements, new initiatives, and programs that are being implemented in their respective regions of the country.
Labor Affiliations
The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, AFL-CIO (IW INTL), is a proud trade association whose beginnings go back to the 1890s. The IW INTL is comprised of 120,000 members who have worked on nearly every major construction project across the United States and Canada.
IW INTL represents ironworkers who work on bridges, structural steel, ornamental, architectural and miscellaneous metals, rebar and in fabrication shops. Across North America, IW INTL builds – safely and skillfully, getting the job done right and on time. IW INTL provides many benefits and support for our members. These benefits include the advantage of working under a collective bargaining agreement that brings bigger paychecks, better health and retirement benefits, more secure jobs, and safer working conditions.
The Great Lakes District Council is a part of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Union, AFL-CIO. It is committed to serving the Local Unions, Ironworkers, and the Ironworking industry of its jurisdiction. The jurisdiction is comprised of Iron Worker Local Union No. 3, 17, 25, 55, 207, 549 and 550.
The Iron Workers Union seeks to represent all Ironworkers to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. In a strategic partnership with the Ironworking Industry, the Iron Workers Union also seeks to raise the skill level of the Iron Worker through cooperative training and recruiting qualified Ironworkers.
Founded in 1896, Iron Workers Local Union No. 3 has always known Pittsburgh as home to its growing organization. The original intent of this organization was to provide the workers with health care, benefits, and a systemized wage rate that ensures our partners an honest day’s work while guaranteeing an honest day’s pay for the workers.
In Clearfield, Erie, and Western PA there are over 2,000 Iron Workers specializing in the following craft sectors: structural steel erection, pre-cast concrete construction, bridge erection and repair, ornamental iron/curtain wall, concrete/reinforcing steel, pre-engineered metal buildings, welding, rigging/machinery moving, post tensioning, industrial construction, industrial plant maintenance, and wind turbine construction. Taking pride in their craft and performance has resulted in the building of some of the most recognizable buildings, sports arenas, bridges, stadiums, monuments, and hospitals in the area and across the country.
As you plan and prepare for your next construction project, recruit the highly skilled, best-trained, and safety-conscious team of craftsmen in the industry – Iron Workers Local Union No. 3.