



Feel the power
LIUNA today honors a heritage that began more than a century ago when courageous workers overcame hostility, threats and violence to join together for better lives. We honor that heritage through current struggles — being heard in government, raising standards for workers and employers on the job, and reaching out to a new generation of workers yearning for a better life.
From pay to training to retirement, LIUNA members live better. Men and women working in the construction industry see the difference a union makes in every paycheck.
Members run LIUNA, electing officers at all levels and participating in the day-to-day affairs of their Local Unions. Members set priorities for contracts and are the key in the union’s growth and success at increasing market share and political strength. Members run LIUNA, electing officers at all levels.
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the need for close to 1.5 million new construction workers over the next ten years. Recruiting, training and placing qualified new laborers into the workforce has never been so important.
The Laborers’ of Delaware provides the classroom and hands – on jobsite training needed in today’s competitive market. Since technology is the future of many industries, training includes matching skills to the emerging technologies employers are using. Upon successful completion of The Laborers’ of Delaware’s apprenticeship program, a worker will have received at least 400 hours of classroom instruction and 4,000 hours of on – the – job training.
From pay to training to retirement, LIUNA members live better.
Men and women working in the construction industry see the difference a union makes in every paycheck.
A union helps neutralize pay discrimination. The most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows:
LIUNA has one of the best continuing FREE education systems in the world.
LIUNA members are safer on the job.
Workers within a union also have an advantage when it comes to HEALTHCARE and RETIREMENT. The Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey reports: