Carpenters Local 405

Carpenters Local 405 is located in San Jose, California and has jurisdiction over the carpentry work in Santa Clara County and San Benito County.   Santa Clara County is the home of Silicon Valley, Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and San Jose State University.

San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains, south of San Jose.  The county seat is Hollister, which includes approximately three-fifths of the county's population. El Camino Real passes through the county and includes one mission in San Juan Bautista.

Union carpenters are the force that improves the safety and comfort of our community . Every day we put the tools on and upgrade older buildings and open the doors to new ones. We improve the infrastructure including transportation ,schools, and other important public and private facilities needed in our state.

The majority of the membership of Carpenters Local 405 work under the provisions of the Carpenters Master Agreement for Northern California.  This Local Union also represents some Carpenters who work in the public sector.

Carpenters Local 405 is affiliated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council and the Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building Trades Council.

A state-approved Apprenticeship Program is operated by the Carpenters Training Committee for Northern California.  The Training Committee also provides Journeylevel Upgrade Courses that are available to all members.   Click here to see a list of currently scheduled classes.

In October 1935, Margaret Ellings became the first woman initiated into the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.  Today, our ranks include nearly 20,000 female members who can be found working on construction sites, power plants, and factory floors.

After the inaugural UBC International Women's Conference in 2002, "Sisters in the Brotherhood" grassroots groups were launched or expanded throughout the union.  They took on the mission to build a stronger UBC union by promoting activism and diversity and increasing the number of women members.

Our commitment to increasing the ranks of Sisters in the Brotherhood have never been stronger, and there has never been a better time for women to consider joining the UBC.

Copied from "Carpenter" magazine 2009