“We don’t volunteer our services because we have to, we do it because we care about our community and we have been blessed with a particular skill and ability to help our neighbors.”

- Steamfitters Local 449 Business Manager, "
Ken Broadbent

GENEROSITY OF AREA BUILDING TRADE
UNIONS AND CONTRACTORS HELPS
MAKE PITTSBURGH SPECIAL

Every city or community across the country has something to boast about, whether it’s the climate, a sports team, the topography, or some historical significance or architectural marvel. Cities are often defined by some outstanding or defining feature.

For Pittsburgh, it could be the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, its historical past with the French and Indian War, the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty, or its proud steel heritage. But for many Pittsburghers,what sets this area apart from the rest of the nation isn't that's tangible, rather it's the character of the people, the generosity that is exhibited everyday by some group or organization that volunteers its time and services to helping others. No where is that spirit more evident than in the men and women who comprise the local union building trade and construction industry.

Each year, hundreds upon hundreds of union trade workers and contractors donate their time, money and expertise to helping build, repair or renovate homes and community facilities throughout the region, By participating in such charitable activities as Rebuilding