Laborers District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity (LDC)
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Family-supporting wages ... safe working conditions ... quality benefits – these are quality-of-life essentials that members of the laborers' unions, like all workers, are entitled to expect and receive.
Knowledgeable, well-trained, safety-conscious and productive workers – these are the quality-of-work laborers that employers are entitled to expect and do receive when they hire union laborers.
For over five decades, the Laborers' District Council of Metropolitan Philadelphia & Vicinity and Laborers Local Union #'s 57, 135, 332, and 413, have worked to ensure that both expectations are fulfilled.
Working on behalf of our more than 5,000 members, we help to secure projects, promote the hiring of union workers, and meet the quality-of-life and quality-of-work needs of employees and employers in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.
In addition to benefiting from a well-trained and effective workforce, signatory contractors have access to multiple resources including research studies, market analyses and bid information.
Today's economic realities and changing work environment requires knowledgeable leadership, skillful negotiation, and a strong, ongoing presence. Advocating on behalf of members of our Locals, the Laborers' District Council meets with contractors and developers, elected officials, community leaders and others, to ensure that the voices of our membership are heard, their rights protected, and fairness in the workplace maintained.
Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's About Us page.
In The News
- Classes in session, Philadelphia Sunday Sun, September 3, 2021.
- Philly sheriff teams with labor union for COVID-19 testing and food giveaway site, KYW, October 3, 2020.
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- Apprenticeships: LDC Apprenticeship Program