Signatory contractors get first-call access to the deepest bench of trained marine construction workers on the East Coast — vetted, certified, and drilled at the Hammonton training center.
§ 01 · Why hire union
A 474 crew is not a labor pool. It's a workforce that has already been through OSHA 30, fall protection, rigger and signal person certification, AWS-qualified welding, confined-space entry, GWO offshore basics, and — for dive-rated members — surface-supplied air commercial diving. You get the productivity that comes with people who trained for four years to be on your jobsite.
§ 02 · The value
The signatory agreement gives your firm the workforce, the training pipeline, and the safety record you need to bid the biggest work in the region — competitively.
Priority access to work-ready journeymen and apprentices through Mix 20/20.
OSHA 30, NCCCO rigger & signal, AWS-qualified welders, GWO offshore.
Every hour an apprentice works on your job trains your future foreman.
H&W, pension, annuity, IAP administered by the fund — no HR overhead.
Signatory status qualifies you for public and federal project labor agreements.
Lower EMR, cleaner MSHA/OSHA history — bidding advantage on marine work.
§ 03 · Who's already signatory
A partial list of the marine construction firms that already work with Local 474 crews. From the biggest civils in the country down to the specialty dive shops. Full directory available through the hall.
Kiewit / Tidewater AJVOmaha · NorfolkNational marine civil
Weeks Marine Inc.Cranford, NJDredging & marine construction
Walsh Construction CompanyChicagoBridges & infrastructure
Schiavone Construction Co.Secaucus, NJHeavy civil & tunneling
Hayward Baker Inc.Odenton, MDGeotechnical & foundations
CianbroPittsfield, MEBridge, marine, heavy civil
Skanska USA CivilWhitestone, NYBridges & ports
Trumbull Corp.PittsburghHeavy civil
American Bridge CompanyCoraopolis, PABridges & marine
Corman KokosingAnnapolis Junction, MDMarine & heavy civil
McLean ContractingGlen Burnie, MDMarine construction
George & LynchDover, DEMarine, dredging, heavy civil
Great Lakes Dredge & DockHouston, TXDredging & coastal
J.F. Brennan CompanyLa Crosse, WIMarine construction & dredging
Manson ConstructionSeattle, WAMarine construction
Costello IndustriesNewington, CTMarine construction
Underwater Construction Corp.Essex, CTCommercial diving & marine
Anchor ConcreteCape May, NJMarine & municipal
Agate ConstructionOcean View, NJBulkheads & docks
Fitzgerald MarineBethel, DEMarine construction
Coastal Marine ConstructionPortsmouth, VAPiers, wharves, marinas
Marine Solutions Inc.Charleston, SCMarine construction
Halmar InternationalNanuet, NYBridge & marine
Yates ConstructionPhiladelphiaWaterfront civil
Full list of 150+ · call the hall
§ 04 · Become a signatory
Becoming a signatory contractor is a straightforward process, run through the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters. Reach out to the organizing team and we'll walk you through it.
Senior Council Rep
Olaf Olsen
First point of contact for large-project signatory inquiries.
Phone917·525·7681
Council Rep · PA/NJ/DE/E.MD
Bill Snyder
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Phone609·402·2149
§ 05 · Ready to build?
Whether you need a five-person dive team by Monday or a fifty-person pile crew for a two-year bridge job, call the hall. We'll match you with the right people and get them there.
