Join BAC Local 23 Ohio West Virginia Kentucky

Our members' quality of life, on and off the job, is our top priority. That includes high wages, great benefits, safe working conditions, and solidarity among members. 

Members of Local 23 Ohio take great pride in craftsmanship. Through a strong work ethic, dedication to training, and unity among our members, we continue to be a reliable workforce in the region. And we are always looking for the best and brightest to join us. 

Member Benefits: 

• Fair wages and healthcare 

• Dependable benefits package 

• Safe working conditions 

• Quality training throughout career 

• Pension and retirement benefits 

BAC Local 23 Central Ohio Chapter - Columbus Member Wages

Bricklayer Apprenticeship Program &
Pointers, Cleaners, Caulkers (PCC) Apprenticeship Program

The Bricklayers Apprenticeship and the PCC Apprenticeship are four-year programs consisting of 160 hours of related instructional classroom hours a year, along with a minimum of 1500 on-the-job (OTJ) Training hours per year. Raises are given throughout the program when the required work and classroom hours have been obtained.

Bricklayers Apprentices and PCC Apprentices do not necessarily work a typical five-day workweek, 52 weeks a year. Work can be seasonal. Currently, Bricklayers work between 10-11 months a year.

The Bricklayers’ work consists of but is not limited to the laying of brick and block. The placing of grout into the cavities/voids of all types of masonry walls. A variety of other materials and surfaces are also associated with the trade, Bricklayer. All apprentices work on commercial job sites, such as schools, high-rise office buildings, and more. The PCC work consists of but is not limited to caulking stone, expansion joints in block and brick. Cutting out of material such as caulking & mortar and replacing such materials. Repairing old buildings, relaying some materials during repairs along with different cleaning methods. A PCC does just about everything in the masonry field sometime or another throughout their career.

Working conditions for Bricklayers/PCC Apprentices is mostly outdoors but there is some indoor work as well. Outside work is dependent on weather conditions. Work is done on scaffolding, swing stages, lifts, mass platform climbers, and sometimes ladders therefore working on heights is required. Work is active and often strenuous, with stooping and repetitive lifting.

If accepted, each apprentice will be required to attend classes held in Batavia, Ohio, either a 4-day, 5-week class schedule or a 5-day, 4-week schedule depending on the size of the class and the trade being Bricklayer or PCC. This is per year and all classes are an 8-hour workday. All classes begin on Monday morning. After class, the apprenticeship program will put you up in a hotel for either 3 nights for the 4 day class week or for 4 nights for the 5 day class week. You will check out on the morning of your last class for the week, go to the training center for that day’s class, and go home afterward.

Finisher Apprenticeship Program

The Finisher Apprenticeship Program is a three-year program. Graduated pay increases throughout the program are achieved once both the necessary On-the-Job Training (OJT) and classroom hours have been achieved.

Tilesetter Apprenticeship Program

The Tilesetter Apprenticeship Program is a four-year program. Graduated pay increases throughout the program are achieved once both the necessary On-the-Job Training (OJT) and classroom hours have been achieved.  

The work consists of but is not limited to laying tile and grouting. All apprentices work on commercial job sites, including schools and high-rise buildings. No residential work is performed.

Tile finishers mix mortars and adhesives, clean and grout tile, unload and handle material such as sand, cement, lime tile and types of tile panels prefabricated on the job site.  

Tilesetter apprentices do not necessarily work a typical five-day workweek 52 weeks a year. Work can be seasonal. Currently, Tilesetters work between 10-11 months a year. If accepted, each apprentice will be required to attend classes in Amherst, Ohio, four weeks out of the year. Classes begin on Monday morning. After class, the apprenticeship program will put you up in a hotel for four nights. You will check out on Friday morning, go to the training center for that day’s class, and go home afterward