It’s More Than a Job, It’s…

Laborers’ Union Local 169 is a team that helps you succeed. Members are united through collective bargaining agreements, which helps create jobs with family-supporting pay, good benefits, opportunity for advancement and better lives.

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Local 169

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Sign Up for New Training

The training is available to our members at no charge, but space is limited, so please sign up for new training. Register online, or contact us at (775)343-0171, or laborerstraining@local169.com.

See our Training Class Schedule.

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Membership Benefits

Make sure you’re getting the most out of your membership. Update your skills listing (it’s used in job dispatch). Keep beneficiary cards up to date. Help us help you. Attend a Union meeting and receive all the benefits of your union membership.

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Get Involved: Union Meetings

Meetings are on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7pm, *except for Dec. because of the holidays.

January 23 at 7pm
February 27 at 7pm
March 27 at 7pm

Check our calendar for all events.

LiUNA MEMBERS

We have strength in numbers. LiUNA members raise their voices by the thousands to push lawmakers to protect workplace rights. When unions are strong, America is strong.

DEDICATED

to improving our contracts, benefits and job security. We fight for the salaries and benefits needed to support families. We protect members to grant the peace of mind to do your job.

Gain Skills

Apprenticeship: Get Paid While You Learn

Earn money while you learn the trade. Get hands-on experience and 300 hours of training. Gain skills in everything from general construction, to pipe laying, to pouring concrete and much more. You’ll graduate with a journeyman’s level skill and higher pay.

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Contractors: Gain a Quality Workforce & a Business Partner

Join the tens of thousands of local-level LIUNA contractors that make their businesses more successful through a safe, skilled and productive workforce. Have one less thing to worry about. Local 169 and our signatory contractors work together to raise industry standards, improve contract procurement, promote quality and protect the bottom line.

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News & Information

Apply to the 2020 W. Vernie Reed Scholarship by April 1

In 1981 the W. Vernie Reed Scholarship Fund was established as a living memorial to the late W. Vernie Reed, General Secretary-Treasurer of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, who represented our Northwest Region. Since that time, the scholarship fund...

Training Available to Prep for Commercial Driver Licenses

If you wish to drive a commercial motor vehicle, you’ll need a Commercial Driver License (CDL). Obtaining a CDL is a smart move for any union member because contractors need employees that have the commercial driver license. “It’s going to make our union members more...

Popularity of Unions Surge Across All Political Parties

Over the past decade, approval of labor unions has surged by about 16-17 percentage points across all parties. Democrats are still more likely to support unions, with approval standing at around 80 percent among self-identified party supporters. A little under...