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A total of 550 carpenters were an integral part of the 2012 NAIAS. Each year our skilled members builds the car kits for every auto display at Cobo Center.  This year the MRCC saw a 25% increase in the workforce at the auto show. Share this page:

Carpenters and millwrights picket GARDEU Mac Steel in Monroe County over the holidays. Share this page:

The 15th Annual Carpenters’ Christmas for Kids celebration on Friday, December 16, 2011. In addition to all of the presents the carpenters deliver each year to the students, a donation of $10,000 was presented to Spain School for upgrades in technology, a school food pantry for families in need and school uniforms. Share this page:

The MRCC has just completed the community service trailor to be used for projects across Michigan. This trailor will help union members better assist people and companies in the community. Share this page:

Third year apprentice training at the state of the art training center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Apprentices learn the trade from industry experts and engage in a collaborative learning process. Share this page:

The MRCC has donated their time and skill to members of the Armed Forces.  Here a a few photos. Share this page:

The flooring apprentices generously donated their time and skill to lay the floors for FernCare a free medical clinic in Ferndale. Share this page:

The MRCC dontated their time and skill to build a home addition for a wounded war veteran in Flat Rock, Mi. Share this page:

The Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters walk in the 2011 Labor Day Parade in Detroit. Share this page:

MRCC apprentices working with Lawrence Technical College, The American Institute of Architectural Students and the non-profit organization Freedom by Design to build a charity shed in Southfield, Mi. Share this page:

The MRCC works to build Michigan Motion Picture Studios.  The project includes construction of two new buildings and renovation of a third in Pontiac, Michigan. Share this page:

Photos from the Spring JATC apprentice graduation, April, 2011. Share this page:

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10 – 12 union carpenters volunteered to dismantle a 56-foot Salvation Army red kettle in the southwest corner of Campus Martius Park.  The kettle was constructed to facilitate fundraising efforts for the Salvation Army. Share this page:

550 Union carpenters construct displays at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit. Share this page:

Christmas for Kids at Spain Dual School. Share this page:

MRCC members donated their time and labor to help create the Veterans Moving Wall, which made a stop in Hamburg, Mich. Moving Wall from Lisa Maas on Vimeo. Share this page:

Members of the MRCC donate their time and labor to build wheelchair ramps for families and community organizations at no cost to homeowners. This is just one of many ways the MRCC gives back. Share this page:

Each year, members of the MRCC volunteer at Mentor A Girl In Construction Camp, presented by the National Association of Women in Construction at the Orchard Ridge Campus of OCC. MAGIC Camp offers girls information, safety training and hands-on experience in a wide range of construction-related fields. Share this page:

Members of the MRCC donated their time and labor to build custom dog houses for the Animal House Collection, displayed at Somerset Collection in Troy. The dog houses were auctioned off, with proceeds benefitting The Oakland Pet Adoption Center. Share this page:

The MRCC constructed the first fixed in-ground trench rescue training facility of its kind for the Southfield Fire Department, housed at Southfield Fire Station #5 on Lahser Road. MRCC members donated all the labor to lay out the footings and walls, forming and pouring 165 feet of concrete. The cement trench is used by various fire departments ...Read More

Each holiday season since 1997, the MRCC has hosted Carpenters’ Christmas for Kids, a holiday party for approximately 1,000 children at Spain Dual School in Detroit, located near the MRCC’s headquarters in Detroit. The holiday party features a visit from Santa and MRCC members distributing gifts to the students. Share this page:

The MRCC renovated the historic Book-Cadillac Hotel in downtown Detroit, with approximately 200 Carpenters working on site over the duration of the project. Share this page:

The MRCC worked on this project connecting area freeways to the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit’s Mexicantown neighborhood. It included reconstructed freeways and a new interchange for I-75 and I-96, a pedestrian bridge connecting east and west Mexicantown, and a redesigned Ambassador Bridge Plaza. Share this page:

The MRCC joined INSTALL Michigan and the Architectural Contractors Trade Association to host a floor symposium at the Mabry Center in Warren. The one-day trade show included exhibits, demonstrations, industry projects and educational sessions like U.S. Green Build Council 101. Share this page:

MRCC member Jeff Vanzee of Local 1004 is proudly featured on a recent billboard for Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Share this page:

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