The Riley Guide: Places that Post Jobs

Unions, Associations, & Societies:
Labor / Trade / Professional / Scholarly

General Resources || Scholarly & Professional Societies
Labor Unions & Trade Associations || Union Hiring Halls

The many unions and associations that represent persons employed in many fields and occupations are excellent sources of information on career options as well as what training and education is needed and where to get it.

You may also be interested in our jobs in nonprofits and professional associations. We have many links to individual associations and organizations under the appropriate categories on our Job search pages.

General Resources

Yahoo

This virtual library includes hundreds of links to labor and professional organizations

• Professional Organizations -- arranged by occupation/industry
• Unions -- large list arranged by field
• Labor Interest Organizations -- slightly different than the list of unions
• Trade Associations

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Scholarly & Professional Societies

American Society of Association Executives

ASAE is a terrific resource for anyone looking for association or anyone interested in careers and jobs with associations. Along with all the great information here, ASAE maintains directories of associations, suppliers, and consultants for easy search and retrieval.

Scholarly Societies Project

Search or browse this list of scholarly and professional organizations on the Internet, many of whom include career information and job listings on their web sites. One of the best projects online, run from the University of Waterloo Library.

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Labor Unions & Trade Associations

LaborNet

...daily news and information on unions and organized labor, links to resources, and labor initiatives and activities

Union Hiring Halls

These are links to a few unions and union job banks available through the Internet.

Union Jobs Clearinghouse

...staffing and trade/apprenticeship positions across the US. This site was set up to centralize these position announcements. You can review the staffing listings geographically or alphabetically by posting organization. We are happy to say we are seeing numerous staffing positions as well as trades and apprenticeship listings.

National Electrical Contractors Association

..."an association of more than 4,000 electrical contractors in the United States, all of whom are members of our 118 local chapters. " They say this is the site to visit if you are

• An electrical contractor or other construction type, and want to stay updated.
• Someone who hires electrical contractors, and need to find one or more.
• Just generally interested in electrical construction

Sections include information on the association, standards, women in the industry, careers in the industry (plus info on finding an apprenticeship), industry trends, a searchable directory of electronic contractors, and links to close associations.

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

...the union representing 750,000 members across various industries and occupations where electrical workers, wiring, and even telephone operators can be found. Probably the second largest union in the world and covering over 1000 individual locals. Information on upcoming work projects, local hiring halls, and apprenticeship programs can be found by checking their links to the locals. I have also found some of the local hourly pay schedules on these pages, so look around. While here, check out the IBEW Construction Jobs Board, the official job network for the Construction Branch of the IBEW. Select your country (US or Canada), location, scale, and/or date of posting of the job, and go. Job Calls are posted directly by the local unions themselves. All listings contain information on whom to contact for more information or to apply for the openings.

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