The Builders Guild of Western Pennsylvania is a unique, non-profit labor/management initiative, representing 16 building trade unions, eight affiliated general and specialty contractor associations, and the Pittsburgh Construction & Building Trades Council. The Builders Guild is a positive forum for labor, management, and community relationships, and fosters a cooperative and productive climate for regional commercial construction development.

Through the Builders Guild, unions and management “do business” through cooperation, fair and equitable working partnerships, and an environment that promotes economic and professional growth.

The Guild is focused on these primary initiatives:

• Promoting the professionalism, skill, commitment, and pride of union construction;
• Creating and promoting opportunities for long-term careers in the construction trades among our region’s citizens;
• Building a diversified workforce representative of our region’s demographic profile; and
• Facilitating diverse partnerships with like-minded organizations throughout Western Pennsylvania.

The Guild was incorporated in November of 1999 and is governed by an executive board consisting of union building trades representatives, contractor association directors, and industry leaders.