ABOUT US
Carpenters Local 270
Local 270 has over 1,300 highly trained and skilled journeyman carpenters and apprentices working in the industrial, commercial and residential fields.
Located in Central Illinois, at 211 W. Lawrence Ave., in Springfield, Illinois. Local 270 has jurisdiction over the counties of Adams, Brown, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Logan, Mason, Macoupin, McDonough, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, and Warren.
Carpenters Local 270 is affiliated with The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and also The Mid Central Illinois Regional Council of Carpenters.
The Joint Apprentice and Training Committee with a facility in Pekin, Illinois instructs apprentices with the latest technologies with a “hands on” and classroom approach. Also it offers skill advancement classes for journeymen to keep up with the ever changing construction industry.
OUR MISSION
Carpenters Local 270 represents skilled and highly trained carpenters who serve the construction industry of Central Illinois. All we ask for a full day's work is a fair wage and the opportunity to practice our craft with skill and safety and to be able to live and participate in our communities with dignity.
Staff & Board
President
Dwayne Anderson
Vice President
Bryan Tobin
Treasurer
Dave Coufal
Financial Secretary
Brit Lovelace
Recording Secretary
RJ Finneran
Trustee
Ian Brown
Trustee
Matt Hill
Trustee
Roger Cheek
Warden
Pat Ryan
Conductor
Mark Ushman
Office Manager / Secretary
Rebecca Vrchota
Our Committees
Political Action
Committee
Carpenter's Local 270 represents over 1,300 American craftsmen. The union serves as a voice that protects our members and the workplace issues that affect their lives. Being active in politics and staying in close contact with member's of our government, we maintain a direct line with legislators who can help us promote and defend the rights of workers. We also work on electing local, state, and national leaders who will take positions that we support. We urge our union members, their families, and all working people to know their elected officials and make them accountable for the votes they cast.
Retention
Committee
The reason for retaining membership. By reaching out to make solid union connections. By keeping members informed. By organizing new membership orientation, mentoring programs, apprentice to journeyman doing projects to keep members active.
Volunteer Organizing
Committee
Organizing the unorganized is one of the primary responsibilities of our union. The importance of organizing is greater today than it has ever been. The Labor Movement is facing attacks from all sides. The key to successful organizing efforts lies in membership participation. As a member of the Volunteer Organizing Committee (VOC), a member is committed to assisting union staff in organizing the non-union. They realize that they can not sit on the sidelines and say, "someone else will do it," but that they need to stand up and take action themselves.