Carpenters Showoff Skills and Christmas Spirit For the last few months, Local 1319's volunteer committees have been working hard to bring some Christmas magic to the Land of Enchantment. They got to see their hard work pay off last weekend at the annual Twinkle Light Parade in Nob Hill. "A lot of man [...]
Carpenters Building Future Leaders One of the biggest concerns for contractors today is finding young people interested in picking up trades. While many expect the problem to get worse, the Southwest Carpenters are doing their part to build the industry leaders of tomorrow, today. This week, two Locals stepped up in New Mexico and [...]
Carpenters 2018 Midterm New Mexico Endorsements The recommendations below were based on participation by carpenters at the local level. We believe our endorsements, especially in local races, are stronger if our local members are involved in the endorsement decision. Also, we have supported candidates regardless of their political party as long as the candidate [...]
New Mexico Carpenters Stand-out at Buildings Trades Craft Job Fair, Sign up New Membership Albuquerque – New Mexico Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) Business Representatives and volunteers made a big impact at the New Mexico Building Trades Craft Job Fair, signing up more than 75 prospective new union carpenters. Your New Mexico brothers and [...]
New Mexico Carpenters Win 2nd Place at Holiday Parade Albuquerque - With their float the 'Polar Express,' New Mexico Carpenters took home 2nd place in Albuquerque's annual holiday 'Twinkle Light' parade. In preparation for Saturday's parade, your brothers and sisters spent [...]
New Mexico Skills Event Winners, 2017 New Mexico - Last Saturday Carpenters from the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters (SWRCC) went head to head in the New Mexico Skills Event. For the second year in a row, Brother Eldon Watchman took first in the Concrete Drag Race. While Edgar Talamantes won gold in the Drywall [...]
