Jason B. Engels Appointed as Southern District Vice President of the UBC.​

The Central South Carpenters Regional Council Congratulates Jason B. Engels for being appointed as the Southern District Vice President.  

Jason B. Engels has been appointed Southern District Vice President for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Engels served as Executive Secretary-Treasurer (EST) within the UBC for over 18 years. Most recently, he served as EST of the Central South Carpenters Regional Council.

During his time as EST, Mr. Engels was instrumental in growing the Central South Council by creating work opportunities for members through collaboration with construction professionals on multiple levels within the industry. The result was increased work opportunities and major wage increases throughout the council.

Members of the Central South Council received benefit improvements. Mr. Engels consolidated multiple trust funds, and this resulted in decreased professional and management costs, increased market leverage, and better benefits. Among the healthcare benefit improvements Engels oversaw during his tenure as EST was the expansion of benefits for women and children.

Engels is a proven champion of equal rights. He ensured council staff was diverse and multilingual. In 2022, Mr. Engels received an Excellence in Leadership Award at the International Sisters in the Brotherhood Conference for creating opportunities and improving healthcare for women.

Under his leadership, significant training advances were made across the Central South Region through the construction of multiple state-of-the-art training centers.

DVP Engels looks forward to collaborating with leaders throughout the Southern District to deliver on goals centered around infrastructure, renewable energy, and the CHIPS and Science Act to further enhance opportunities for our members.

Engels is an amazing leader. Major initiatives he has spearheaded have been successful time and again because he listens to members, then gets to work making sure their needs are met. We are fortunate he is guiding the Southern District forward.

Kavin E. Griffin has been appointed interim EST for the Central South Carpenters Regional Council.

Message from SDVP Jason B Engels

It is with immense honor and great pride that I take on the responsibility of Southern District Vice President of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC). As a career carpenter, I have dedicated my life to promoting growth and prosperity for our members in the South. I am committed to continuing my efforts to ensure that our members are present at every jobsite we target, and that they are equipped with the best tools and knowledge to excel in their fields.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the trust you have placed in me to lead our members toward achieving our shared goals. This is indeed an exciting time for the construction industry, as the Biden administration is making significant investments in infrastructure, clean energy, and worker protections. It could be the largest investment in the middle class that working households have ever seen.

UBC leadership has put us in a great position to take advantage of the many opportunities and growth across all specialties. As your vice president, I am committed to ensuring our members benefit the most from this growth. I will work tirelessly to promote contractor and political outreach, all while working together toward the same goal of safe, efficient projects staffed with professional millwrights, carpenters, and pile drivers.

I hope you will join me in working toward these goals, as it will take all of us to effect change within the industry. We must come together as one and work with a common goal: good jobs with fair pay, benefits, and safe working conditions. If we unite for a common cause, I am confident we can make a difference, obtaining greater market share and more jobs for ourselves, family, and friends.

UBC and council leadership work every day to find the right political candidates who support millwright and carpenter politics and policies that support middle-class families. The next political cycle is just around the corner, and it is important for everyone to get involved in our local union activities by attending monthly meetings and asking our business reps what you can do to support our common goals. We will need help with organizing, political canvassing, event volunteers, mentoring new members, and recruiting apprentices. It will take all of us to achieve success. Every member of our team is important.

Let us come together and become an unbreakable team; together, we will make a difference. We are stronger together! Let us work toward achieving our shared goals and building a better future for ourselves, our families, and our communities.