Our Mission
The Regional Training Center
The Regional Training Center’s mission is to find, train and retain the highest caliber apprentices and continue to elevate the skillsets of seasoned journeymen and journeywomen. The Regional Training Center is the pinnacle of what the Union and Signatory contractors can accomplish in cooperation together…developing individuals for the future.
Local Unions
New apprentices are expected to join the union within eight days of their start date and to keep their union membership in good standing. Several Locals operate within District Council #5. They are listed below.
Contact your local union to discuss wages, benefits, layoffs, union membership, payment of dues, travel pay, subsistence, or death in the family. If you are laid off, contact your Local and put your name on the out-of-work list. Failure to do this can cost you work opportunities and can jeopardize your unemployment claims.
Local 10
Phone: 503-257-0589
11105 NE Sandy Blvd,
Portland, OR 97220
Hours: Mon-Fri | 9-5 pm
Monthly Meeting
3rd Wednesday
of each month at 6pmLearn More
Local 724
Phone: 503-362-0966
2659 Commercial St SE Ste 216,
Salem, OR 97302
Hours: Mon-Fri | 9-12 pm
Monthly Meeting
1st Monday
of each month at 7pmLearn More
Local 1277
Phone: 541-747-1884
541 Willamette St Ste 105,
Eugene, OR 97401
Hours: No set hours |Call ahead
Monthly Meeting
4th Thursday
of each month at 6pmLearn More
District Council #5
Phone: 503-257-6644
11105 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland, OR 97220
Hours: No set hours |Call ahead
Monthly Meeting
3rd Wednesday
of each month at 6pmLearn More
Drywall Finishing is the art of preparing gypsum board walls and ceilings for specific final decoration and painting by taping and finishing the seams in sheets of drywall requiring a high degree of manual dexterity. Drywall Finishers work at floor level, on ladders, scaffolding and stilts — generally in warm and dry conditions, but some outdoor work may also be involved.
Traffic Control Painters apply and remove pavement signage and striping. The work is outside and seasonal, and requires extensive travel throughout Oregon. Hours may include working at night.
ainters prepare and paint a diverse array of surfaces in commercial, industrial and residential environments. Painters need to be skilled with a wide variety of hand and power tools, depending on the type of surface preparation and coating required. This work is both challenging and varied.