About CCWA
The CCWA is steered by a labor management committee that comprises millwork and cabinetry representatives from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and contactors committed to excellence.
Custom woodworking employers and cabinetmakers have an equal stake in dealing with issues facing the industry. Both are concerned with:
- Educating the best and brightest of our youth about the benefits of a career in custom woodworking
- Training our craftsmen to be experts in the latest technology, new materials and new machinery available to the trade
- Ensuring that all job sites are as safe as possible
- Maintaining high productivity and efficient installation on every job site
- Educating specifiers on the importance of demanding trained, skilled professionals for any architectural or custom woodworking project
- Maintaining fair competition within the industry based on accepted standards of quality workmanship
The CCWA Mission
Our goal is to sustain a productive, profitable industry as well as good working conditions and secure livelihoods for those employed within the industry. To do this, we have created and maintain an active partnership between labor and management to focus on:
- Recruitment and training of tomorrow's professionals through formal apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training and continuing education
- Fair competition among contractors and high-quality standards of workmanship
- Research and discussion of mutual challenges facing custom woodworking
- Contributing to the local communities and economies in which we live and work
- Educating industry users to recognize that fair treatment of workers and good working conditions yield high-quality products and services