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North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters

The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters (NCSRCC) is an organization that represents nearly 27,000 union members and their families from 36 locals in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.[1]

North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
Formation2007
HeadquartersSt. Paul, MN
Membership
27,000
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Patrick M. Nilsen
Websitewww.ncsrcc.org

The NCSRCC was chartered on March 20, 1989 by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), one of North America's first unions. The UBC represents more than half of a million Carpenters, Floor Coverers, Lathers, Millwrights, Pile Drivers, and Industrial workers in the United States and Canada.

History

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In Minnesota, the first Carpenters Locals were chartered in Minneapolis in 1881 and in St. Paul in 1885. The Twin City Carpenters District Council was founded in 1915 to build strength for the Union Locals throughout the area. The Millwrights were already a part of the Brotherhood and additional crafts joined later: Pile Drivers in 1937, Floor Coverers in 1940, and the Lathers in 1979.

In 1988, the UBC began to merge Local Unions and created the Minnesota Statewide District Council. In 1994, jurisdictions changed again. Locals 361, 606, and 1348 were spun off; they eventually teamed with North Dakota Locals 1091 and 1176 to form the North Central Regional Council.

Locals in the rest of Minnesota became Carpenters District Council of Southern Minnesota. In 1997, when jurisdiction expanded into South Dakota, that council adopted the Lakes and Plains name. Lakes and Plains and North Central Regional Council (Northern Minnesota) merged in 2003.

In Wisconsin, the Carpenters Union dates back to the early 1900s. Northern Wisconsin Regional Council had its roots in Greater Fox River Valley District Council, which was formed by the merger of Fox River Valley Area Council, Wisconsin River Valley Area Council, Eau Claire Carpenters Local 1074 and LaCrosse Carpenters Local 1143. In 1999, the organization restructured into Northern Wisconsin Regional Council. In 2001, the Council's jurisdiction expanded to include Madison Carpenters Local 314 and other southern parts of the state.

North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters was formed on November 1, 2007, when the UBC merged Lakes and Plains Regional Council with Northern Wisconsin Regional Council. In July 2010, North Central States Regional Council welcomed 3,000 members from five locals in Nebraska, and central and western Iowa.

In January 2016, North Central States Regional Council welcomed 4,350 members from eight locals in eastern Iowa and the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. In March 2019, North Central States Regional Council welcomed 1,600 members from ten industrial locals in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Union Structure

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The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) is the international organization who, with the UBC Constitution, governs the entire 500,000 plus membership. There are districts throughout the UBC that separate geographic areas. There are five districts that each have their own elected vice president. The leadership of each district is elected by General Convention Delegates.

In each district, there are councils that represent the many craft locals in a select group of states or regions across the UBC. Leadership of the councils are elected by council members and locals. The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters is a council in the Midwestern District of the UBC.

Local unions represent the individual members of a skilled craft in their immediate geographic area, covering a city, portion of a state, or multi-state regions. Local leadership is elected by members. The North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters represents nearly 27,000 members across 36 locals.

Local Unions

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Local Union Location Craft Charter Date
Local 68 St. Paul, MN Interior Systems November 6, 2009
Local 106 Altoona, IA Carpenters March 18, 1898
Local 161 Kenosha, WI Carpenters March 24, 1897
Local 231 Pewaukee, WI Carpenters January 23, 2024
Local 308 Cedar Rapids, IA Carpenters May 20, 1907
Local 310 Rothschild, WI Carpenters January 31, 1913
Local 314 Madison, WI Carpenters July 12, 1899
Local 322 St. Paul, MN Carpenters February 22, 2011
Local 361 Hermantown, MN Carpenters December 15, 1887
Local 427 Papillion, NE Carpenters March 20, 2012
Local 464 Mankato, MN Carpenters January 1, 2003
Local 548 St. Paul, MN Millwrights December 4, 1900
Local 587 Sioux Falls, SD Carpenters July 13, 1949
Local 606 Virginia, MN Carpenters May 8, 1953
Local 678 Dubuque, IA Carpenters July 2, 1890
Local 731 Sheboygan, WI Carpenters May 1, 1987
Local 930 Saint Augusta, MN Carpenters October 28, 1901
Local 948 Sioux City, IA Carpenters November 29, 1901
Local 955 Kaukauna, WI Carpenters December 18, 1901
Local 1056 Kaukauna, WI Millwrights May 1, 1987
Local 1074 Eau Claire, WI Carpenters April 9, 1902
Local 1091 Bismarck, ND Carpenters February 28, 1957
Local 1143 La Crosse, WI Carpenters May 23, 1902
Local 1146 Green Bay, WI Carpenters May 26, 1902
Local 1176 Fargo, ND Carpenters June 20, 1902
Local 1260 Iowa City, IA Carpenters September 2, 1902
Local 1306 Papillion, NE Interior Systems March 20, 2012
Local 1348 Virginia, MN Millwrights April 2, 1968
Local 1382 Rochester, MN Carpenters March 12, 1934
Local 1463 Papillion, NE Millwrights May 1, 1993
Local 1847 St. Paul, MN Pile Drivers May 5, 1937
Local 1934 Bemidji, MN Carpenters February 22, 2011
Local 2055 St. Paul, MN Industrial January 25, 2021
Local 2060 Altoona, IA Industrial January 25, 2021
Local 2089 Madison, WI Industrial January 25, 2021
Local 2337 Pewaukee, WI Millwrights February 11, 1942

Leadership

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The NCSRCC has an executive board and staff leadership. The executive board is elected by a delegation of members representing the 36 various locals across the six-state council. The Executive Secretary-Treasurer (EST) leads the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters. The current EST is Patrick M. Nilsen. Nilsen has been serving the NCSRCC since April 2022.

List of Executive Secretary-Treasurer's for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenter's
Name Council Term(s)
Patrick M. Nilsen North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Elected September 2023
Appointed April 2022
John G. Raines North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters August 2019 - April 2022
August 2015 - August 2019
August 2011 - August 2015
James E. Moore Lakes and Plaines Regional Council and Northern Wisconsin Regional

Council of Carpenters, Kaukauna merged

August 2007 - August 2011
Scott T. Malcom Lakes and Plaines Regional Council August 2005 - August 2009
August 2001 - August 2005
James E. Moore Northern Wisconsin Regional Council of Carpenters, Kaukauna August 2003 - August 2007
September 1999 - August 2003
May 1996 - August 1999
Vergel L. Wason Lakes and Plaines Regional Council August 1994 - August 1998

References

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  1. ^ "North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters". northcountrycarpenter.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
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