Take the Pledge

Join the organizations and individuals working together towards safe, stigma-free workplaces across the construction industry.

What to Expect As a Signer

We all have a role in making sure that our coworkers, employees, and union brothers and sisters know that help is available, recovery is possible, and we’ve got each other’s backs. Add your or your organization’s name to the growing list of signers.

Organizational Signers: Invitation to quarterly calls sharing industry best practice, bimonthly newsletter, resources, toolbox talks, training/speaker for stand downs, company, and union meetings, access to Narcan, clinical care, and referrals

Individuals: Access to information that you can share and use, invitation to trainings

Email Michael Currier, Recovery Director for more information: [email protected].

MOU Signers

RI Building & Construction Trades Council
Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local Union 3
Carpenters Local Union 330
Eastern Millwrights Local Union 1121
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental & Reinforcing Ironworkers Local Union 37
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 99
International Union of Elevator Constructors Local Union 39
IUPAT District Council 11 Local Union 1333
IUPAT District Council 11 Local Union 195
Laborers International Union of North America Local Union 271
New England Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund
North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC)
Plasterers’ & Cement Masons’ Local Union 40
Plumbing, Pipefitting, HVAC Industry UA Local Union 51
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union 17
Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 669 UA
International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union Local 6

RI Associated General Contractors
Aero Mechanical
Aetna Bridge Co.
Arden Engineering
Capco Erectors
Custom Iron Works Inc.
Daniel Koury Construction
Dimeo Construction Company
East Coast Interiors
EW Audet & Sons, Inc.
Gilbane Building Company
Greenwood Industries
H. Carr & Sons, LLC
HB Welding Inc.
Marguerite Concrete
Shawmut Design and Construction
Skanska USA
W.F. Shea & Company

MOU Resources

988 Lifeline Home

Call, text, or chat during a crisis

ANSW Home Page

Free promotional information, written Naloxone at work policy, Naloxone training, FAQs

Industry-wide resource for Rhode Island contractors and unions. Resource materials, job site visits, Narcan distribution and training, mental health and recovery training, peer and ally training, connection to care.

Contact:
Michael Currier
[email protected]

We’ve Got Your Back

BTEA Recovery Week Home

Regional effort to bring industry together to combat SUD and educate labor and management about mental health resources.
Held annually in April

Construction Safety Week Homepage

Annual re-commitment to and celebration of sending all construction workers home safely.
Held annually in May.

Construction Suicide Prevention

Raise awareness about the unique challenges construction workers face.
Held annually in September.

Mental Health America

Promote mental wellness across the country.
Held annually in May.

SAMHSA Printed Materials

Order stickers, magnets, posters, and more to promote 988